Description
Prairie homes of the 1800s were often lonely places far from friends and neighbors. Farm families--anchored by strong women--became legendary for their hardy self-reliance and no-nonsense wisdom. The Prairie Farmer magazine was sometimes a woman's only resource for advice and ideas on how to make do. In this fascinating collection--drawn from the Prairie Farmer from 1841 to 1900--are dozens of recipes for such down-home dishes as Green Corn Soup, Smothered Chicken, and Providence Cake, interspersed with tips and colorful stories submitted by the magazine's loyal readers.
Author: Rae Katherine Eighmey
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Published: 01/01/2007
Pages: 178
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.96h x 7.10w x 0.49d
ISBN13: 9780972055208
ISBN10: 0972055207
BISAC Categories:
- Cooking | Regional & Ethnic | American | Middle Western States
Author: Rae Katherine Eighmey
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Published: 01/01/2007
Pages: 178
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.96h x 7.10w x 0.49d
ISBN13: 9780972055208
ISBN10: 0972055207
BISAC Categories:
- Cooking | Regional & Ethnic | American | Middle Western States
About the Author
Rae Katherine Eighmey is the author of Hearts & Home: How Creative Cooks Fed the Soul and Spirit of America's Heartland, 1895-1939 and A Prairie Kitchen: Recipes, Poems and Colorful Stories from the Prairie Farmer Magazine, 1841-1900. She lives with her husband, John, in Ames, Iowa. The Eighmeys have two grown children and two grandsons.